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In this handout picture taken on March 16, 2020, and released by Wuhan Three Towns Football Club shows the club players taking part in a training session in Haikou in Chinas southern Hainan province. - Wuhan Three Towns FC, a team in Chinas third division that draws crowds of between 2,000 and 4,000, were gearing up for a promising new season in League Two South when their world was turned upside down. (Photo by Handout / Wuhan Three Towns Football Club / AFP) /

Chinese football club at coronavirus ground zero returns to training

China on Friday reported no new local cases for a second straight day, suggesting that the stringent containment...

20 March 2020 2:58 PM IST

Legendary Indian footballer PK Bajnerjee. DC File Photo

Indian football legend PK Banerjee dies

PK, as he was fondly called, was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia

20 March 2020 1:53 PM IST

Manchester Uniteds Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (3L) leaves the Old Trafford ground with his players Welsh midfielder Daniel James (2L), English defenders Phil Jones (2R) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka after the English Premier League match against Burnley. AFP Photo

Manchester United guarantee pay for casual workers

It reflects the club-'s desire to reduce the financial uncertainty facing its casual workforce

20 March 2020 10:34 AM IST

The UP Test Kit for COVID-19 coronavirus. AFP Photo

Some Spanish clubs decide to leave virus tests kits for the needy

The league last week offered some 500 test kits to its teams, prioritizing those that recently traveled to high-risk...

20 March 2020 9:42 AM IST

ONE WITH PLAYERS: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klop celebrates Adam Lallanas (third left) goal with other players in the English Premier League match against Norwich City at Carrow Road, Norwich, England, on Jan. 23. AP Photo

Klopp-'s human touch fosters winning mentality at Liverpool

Premier League is on an indefinite break, but the affable manager is in constant contact with his squad via the...

19 March 2020 9:45 PM IST

Madrid striker Luka Jovic. AP Photo

Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic investigated for flouting isolation

Jovic returned from Spain last week and was seen on the streets of Belgrade and pictured at his girlfriend-'s birthday...

19 March 2020 8:50 PM IST

Empty Mestalla stadium which hosted the Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Valencia and Atalanta in Valencia, Spain. AP Photo

English football extends shutdown till April 30

Authorities still hope to finish the season once play can be restarted rather than accepting the current standings as...

19 March 2020 8:35 PM IST

Milans Zlatan Ibrahimovic during a Serie A match against Brescia. AP Photo

Soccer-'s paralysis sparks questions about player contracts

Manchester City-'s David Silva is among dozens of English Premier League and across Europe, whose contracts are due to...

19 March 2020 4:12 PM IST

President of the Italian football federation Gabriele Gravina. AFP Photo

Italian FA chief looking at May return for Serie A

If it-'s impossible to use all the windows as planned, we will resort to a change in the format of the competitions, he...

19 March 2020 9:39 AM IST

Bournemouths Dean Court ground. DC File Photo

EPL club Bournemouth make 32.4m pounds loss

Fighting to avoid relegation, Bournemouth was in the bottom three before the league came to a halt due to coronavirus...

19 March 2020 8:44 AM IST

Cardiff City which is one of the 24 second division clubs in the English Football League. DC File Photo

$57M relief package for lower division clubs in English Football...

Idea is to assist these clubs tide over the crisis as most of them rely heavily on match day revenue to stay afloat

19 March 2020 8:21 AM IST

Germanys goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. AFP Photo

Germany players donate 2.5 million euros to fight virus

The players did not specify what form the donation would take, but they directed their followers to an online platform

18 March 2020 11:43 PM IST